The sea surged and the breeze blew gently. Across the boundless ocean, the Galan Immortal Warship drifted slowly with the current, throwing up waves dozens of yards high. Yet those aboard felt not the slightest rocking, as steady and peaceful as if they lived on an island.
Ancient trees towered aboard the warship, lush greenery flourished, and majestic peaks rose in continuous ranges. Beautiful mountains and clear waters made the surroundings picturesque, with a solemn, substantial presence. Thin clouds and mist drifted through them, lending the tranquil beauty of an old forest deep in the mountains, as well as the richness of a blessed grotto-heaven brimming with spiritual energy.
The concentration of spiritual energy aboard the Galan Immortal Warship was already scarcely inferior to that of an ordinary blessed grotto-heaven. Cultivating aboard it yielded twice the results for half the effort. Even those unable to cultivate could grow strong and healthy simply by living there and receiving the nourishment of its spiritual energy.
Five days had passed since the Galan Immortal Warship officially began sailing the seas. The Black Tower Tribe had not gone hunting, but instead had been building an orderly way of life around the warship.
Following a battle formation, Guihai Canglan divided the Black Tower Tribe's nine thousand members evenly into nine divisions. Each occupied one of the central main peak and the eight surrounding peaks. Every peak housed a small community of roughly a thousand people, making for stable living and convenient deployment in battle.
The central peak, nearly three thousand zhang tall and piercing the clouds, was officially named Heaven-Supporting Peak. Eight peaks were selected from the dozen or so surrounding mountains of varying heights to form a nine-palace arrangement with it. Following the positions of the eight trigrams, these eight peaks were named Gan